In this morning’s roundup of Oscar news ‘n’ notes from around the web, the Internet is aflutter over Mo’Nique’s decision to skip the New York Film Critics awards.
It started when Tom O’Neil learned that “Precious” star Mo’Mique had decided not to attend the January 11 awards banquet for the New York Film Critics Circle, who have named her best supporting actress. Buoyed by an email from an anonymous member of the group, who made an unsubstantiated accusation about the reason for the snub (which Mo’Nique’s representative says was due to a conflict between a previously-scheduled family vacation and the taping of her TV show), O’Neil detailed Mo’Nique’s reluctance to campaign vigorously.